software raid: mdadm or mkraid

[mooerito]

hello gentoo community!

i want to set up a software raid 1 in my machine. but im not sure if i should use mdadm or mkraid? i found two guides on the gentoo-wiki

mdadm: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Gentoo_Install_on_Software_RAID_mirror_and_LVM2_on_top_of_RAID
mkraid: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Gentoo_Install_on_Software_RAID

which one is the better one? whats the difference and the advantages/disadvantages? im running kernel2.6 if that makes a difference.

thanks
moo

[Kosa]

I used the second one, it works great except one stupid error after boot, described here: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-270761-highlight-.html. It's just software RAID without LVM.

[Gherald]

mdadm is better in most respects

but keep raidtools (of which mkraid is a part) around as a fallback

[Kosa]

In which respects Gherald? I'm totally new to Linux, so I used the mkraid because it was the first HOWTO I founded with Google.

Thanks for answer

[Gherald]

newer, more full-featured, centralized, and easier to use imo

[mooerito]

[Kosa]

Hmmm, it's pitty, I have mkraid version up and running and I'm to lazy to switch now... But I'l try mdadm next install